Two

~Charlotte PoV~

"Sis, you don't have to worry my leg would heal and I'll be off running again," Carla chuckled trying to make my frown turn upside down.

But it didn't work, how could I possibly smile when it was not only my mother on a hospital bed. How could I?

I have been working 24/7 to earn money for mom's surgery, but it doesn't the same like I'm getting anyway, and if she doesn't take it, she'll die and leave us.

"Carla? I won't ask you to stop what you like doing but you have to be careful, I don't want you to be hurting yourself.

She nodded" Sis, you shouldn't be having so much on your shoulders, why don't you go out with Zoe, I bet she'll like that."

I immediately shook my head at the mention of me going out with Zoe, my best friend. The girl loves to drink, loves setting me up, and more. 

"No I think I'm fine," I really don't want to go.

She rolls her eyes "sis you're an adult, you have to enjoy life, go out have fun, find someone, get married, and have children."

My 17 almost 18-year-old sister said, her words did touch me, and I know that she wants me to find someone and live happily, but I can never be touch by any man, I could never give birth to a child, so I can't do what she wishes.

"Carla, I...I don't have time for that, right now my priority, is to help you get into a good college and help mom, getting married and starting a family isn't on my list right now," and it never will be.

"I'm sure mom would love to see you happy while she's still with us," she said sadly looking away from me.

I stood up, and caress her forehead, "yes, Carla, I'm sure she would love to see you happy too."

She looks and said, "yes this isn't about me, I don't want you to die as an old maiden."

I give a small chuckle, my sister is looking out for me even though she and our mother are in a hospital bed.

"We'll see what the future holds for us," I smiled "I have to go and pay mom a visit then I'll leave to open the shop."

She nod.

I walk out of the room, not looking where I'm going, that I bump into someone, making me fall flat down on my butt.

"Ouch," I hiss, why do I always have to dump into someone one or something? Don't tell me that I need to start using glasses?

"Oh my apologies," I look to see the person who spoke and saw a man in a navy blue suit.

'He's probably the big shot' I thought to myself.

He offers a hand to help me up but I refuse and got up on my own, "there's no need to apologize, I was the one that wasn't paying attention to where I was going."

" My name is Luke Anderson," He introduces himself out of the blue, "the PA of Eric James," he adds on.

'Eric James? The name sound familiar' I thought then it hit me.

"Isn't he that rude CEO that despises all womankind?" I ask there are rumors around the city that he's gay.

"Huh... I wouldn't say that he hate wo-womankind," he grabbed his neck collar nervously.

"Right, he's your boss so you wouldn't dare to talk about him," I said.

"Miss," he said, "my boss is a very impatient man, we shouldn't keep him waiting." He said his face all serious.

"Your boss? Who is he waiting on?"

"You of course," he answers simply.

I raise my eyebrow at him. Why on earth does one of the richest men in New York, want to see me? No, he probably got the wrong girl because I'm hell sure that Eric James isn't waiting on me.